WARRINGTON has been named one of the best areas for wildlife conservation in the country.

Outdoors experts at Millets have revealed the best conservation hotspots in England, Wales and Scotland.

 As well as the areas where certain species of animal are thriving the most, the areas with the most nature and park attractions and those with the most wildlife rescue centres.

The outdoor clothing and equipment brand compiled a list of the top ten conservation hotspots in England.

And Warrington came an impressive fifth place, with a wildlife conservation score of 8.91 out of 10.

Within the list of data collected by Millets, it showed that seven amphibian species sightings were spotted within a 10km radius.

And an impressive 2,879 insect species were sighted within a 10km radius of the area too.

Bird sightings were also high in numbers, with 375 sightings recorded.

Meanwhile fish sightings in Warrington equated to 39 and mammal sightings were noted as 48.

Warrington was also second highest on the top ten list for the number of wildlife rescue centres within 20 miles of the town – 12 to be exact.

Coming in at first place on the rankings was Watford with a conservation score of 9.29 out of 10.

And placing tenth and last was Liverpool with a score of 8.14.

Stretching further afield, Cardiff was crowned the conservation hotspot of Wales with a score of 9.11/10, while Aberdeen took the top spot in Scotland, scoring 9.24/10.

London has had the highest number of amphibian species sightings within a 10km radius (10), Peterborough has the highest number of insect sightings (5,380), Middlesbrough has had the most bird sightings (446), Plymouth has had the highest number of fish sightings (128) and Bristol has had the highest number of mammal sightings (57).

To view all the data visit millets.co.uk/blog/wildlife-conservation-hotspots